Joseph W. Reckless, only son of the late Capt. Anthony Reckless an original member made application to be admitted a member of this Society, and the Standing Committee conceiving him worthy do recommend the said Joseph W. Reckless to be a member of this Society in right of his father, Anthony Reckless, he was admitted.
Enoch Shute, eldest brother of the late Lieut. Samuel M. Shute an original member made application to be admitted a member of this Society in right of his deceased brother, who died without leaving issue. He was admitted.
Finance
The Standing Committee report that they have examined the accounts of the Treasurer and find the permanent funds of the Society, the same as last year.
The Committee report that the Treasurer has received $624, which in addition to $387.82, the balance of last year, makes the sum of $1,011.82. There was due on the first of July instant, the further sum of $270. The Treasurer has expended the sum of $585.96, which with the sum due as above on the first instant, places at the disposal of the Society the sum of $695.86.
Resolved, That the Treasurer do pay two dollars and fifty cents for the expenses of the exposition of the seal of this Society to General Bloomfield, who is requested to accept the thanks of the Society for thi? renewed instance of his attention to its concerns.
Resolved, That the Treasurer do pay $6 for 2 copies of Tylers fac-simile of the Declaration of Independence for the use of this Society, and that the Secretary take them in charge and put them in frame or other state of preservation and draw on the Treasurer for the expenses, who is hereby authorized to pay the same.
Donations
The Standing Committee begs leave to recommend that the following sums be appropriated for charitable purposes, viz:
To Mrs. Armstrong, widow of the Revd. Mr. Armstrong, $100, to be placed in the hands of Genl. Beatty; Mrs. Elmer, widow of Capt. Eli Elmer, for herself and children, $80, to be placed in the hands of Genl. Giles. To Mrs. Mary Bowen, widow of Lieut. Bowen, for herself, to be placed in the hands of Genl. Giles; and Miss H. L. Baldwin, daughter of the late Capt. Baldwin, for herself, to be placed in the hands of Genl. Cumming, $60 each. They were appropriated.
Miscellaneous
The Military attending for the purpose of escorting the Society, they, together with the Citizens, walked in procession to the Presbyterian Church to attend the exercises appointed for the day, when, after prayer and the reading of the Declaration of Independence, an address was delivered by the Revd. Mr. Samuel How.
The exercises of the church being ended, the Society returned in the same order of procession to the place of their sitting and proceeded to business.
The Committee appointed at the last meeting to report such measures as would insure a more punctual attendance of the members at the anniversary meetings of this Society, made report that, in their opinion, several of its members are not in a situation to bear the expenses of such attendance, consistent with the duties they owe to their families, and therefore recommend, that there be an allowance of $10 made to each member whose place of residence is more than 17 miles from the place of meeting of the Society in lieu of traveling expenses and that the Treasurer on their application be authorized and directed to pay the same out of any unappropriated monies in his hands.
Application having been made in behalf of Captain Jacob Piatt, an original member, for the Book of Constitution and Register, together with his diploma. Resolved, that the said diploma and Book of Constitution and Register be delivered to the President, to be transmitted to him by the first convenient opportunity.
Resolved, that the exposition of the seal of this Society as prepared by General Bloomfield and printed, be distributed, one copy to each member, to be inserted in his book of the Institution in the page next following the certificate of membership, and that the Treasurer do pay $2.50 for the expenses thereof to General Bloomfield, who is requested to accept the thanks of the Society for this renewed instance of his attention to its concerns.
The President having laid before the Society a communication from William Jackson, of Philadelphia, accompanied by certain resolutions of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati,
Resolved, unanimously, that this Society do accord with the sense of the meeting above mentioned and as above expressed, that the surviving officers of the Revolutionary Army here present, who are embraced in the said resolves of Congress, do approve of the appointment of the Solicitor above named and they do hereby instruct him to act for them accordingly, and further, that the Secretary of this Society do transmit under its seal to Major Jackson, a copy of this resolution.
Resolved, that Col. Ogden be a committee to correspond with Major Jackson on the subject of the above resolution.